UArizona Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD)

UArizona Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD)

Welcome to MEAD 2025!!! Thank you for joining us for Arizona’s largest mathematics education event!

To register for MEAD, follow the directions on the Registration Information tab to claim your Eventbrite ticket and then return here to create your SCHED account using the same email address. Please make sure to LOG IN Sched, in order to select conference sessions in the Schedule tab.

For other concerns, please contact the UA Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) at math-crr@arizona.edu.

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Welcome Message from CRR Directors TBARodrigo Gutiérrez • M.Melissa Hosten

8:00am MST

Centering Student Decision-Making in Story Problems with Structured Expressions TBASurani Joshua Strengths-Based Mathematics: What Can They Do? TBAEboney McKinney • Laurel Cherry What to do about those Pesky Fractions? Transform Confusions into Powerful Concepts! TBAChris Confer • Valerie Selden • Amanda Lee-Confer • Stephanie Harrison [VIRTUAL] Building a Thinking Classroom in the Primary Grades VirtualSarah Burris [VIRTUAL] Building Upon Strengths in Student Work VirtualTierra Fender [VIRTUAL] Expanding the Narrative of Who Belongs in Higher Education VirtualEden Eaton • Dr. Gustavo Miranda Crunching Numbers to Balance Glucose TBARobert Foth Expanding the radius of Math Circles - Math Circles in your schools TBABhargav Kale Forecasting Fun: Using Math to Understand Weather TBARobin Palmer Maximizing student engagement in Math and Science using Data-Science curriculum TBACharles Collingwood Statitiscs and Data Analysis With Paper Football TBAJoshua Robbins • Salvador Paz • Hannah Louie [VIRTUAL] Games for the Brain VirtualHonora Wall [VIRTUAL] How Math Shapes Our Democracy VirtualJulia Wright [VIRTUAL] Math Meets Wall Street: Engaging Middle Schoolers with the Stock Market Game! VirtualCinnamon Conrad Affirming and Empowering Students' Math Identities TBANataki McClain • The Math Learning Center - Bridges in Mathematics • The Math Learning Center - Bridges in Mathematics Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't No Valley Low Enough. Equity in a chatty classroom TBAKristin Connelly Strategies to Engage Bilingual Students in a Thinking Building Classroom TBAmayra rodriguez • Alma Cabrera • Andrea Gonzalez • Ximena Ramos The Roles of Narratives and Storytelling in the Math Classroom TBAJames Oliver • Amplify • Amplify Trauma-Informed Math Instruction TBAJanelle Chisholm Combine Math and Coding with Star Quilts TBADaniel Schneider [VIRTUAL] Inter-active online assessment: Learn how various online platforms can help make your assessments more engaging! VirtualTaylor Pacheco A Tale of Two Lines – l’Hospitals Rule and AP Calculus TBAKim Thomas • Veronica Carlson Algebra Tiles "Shake it Up!" TBAZabie Nields • Michelle Lesco • Cynthia Rose Block Modelling Approach in Solving Word Problems TBAKevin Paz Creating a Community of Active Learners in Pre-Calculus and Calculus TBAJames Vicich Creating Space for Children's Big Ideas about Fractions TBAHeather Lindfors-Navarro Data-Wise for effective teaching and learning TBAAlfred Battu • Jigna Mehta Differentiated instruction, define and applied for ALL, including ExEd and GATE students TBAClarence Jolley Flipping College Algebra: Striking a balance between group and individual work TBANicole Sullivant From Launch to Consolidation: Experience a Thinking Classroom TBAFelissa Dixon Getting to 100%! Collaborative Activities and Engagement Strategies for the Secondary Math Classroom TBAAmber Uidenich Helping Students Succeed in Algebra through Manipulatives TBAKevin Dykema I've Been Thinking About My Thinking Classroom—Here’s What’s I Think! TBAFeliciano Otero • Mary Therese Ellingwood Mastering the Counting Journey With KP Tiles TBAMichelle Davis • Emily Curtis • Lynn Curtis Motion Creates Emotion: Using Movement to Engage Students TBAMichael Blakely Quadratic Storytelling: Thinking Inside the Square TBAElliot Beck Soaring Toward Equitable Understanding: The Pedagogy of the Algebra Academy TBAJose David Fonseca • Steven Martinez • Norma Angélica Álvarez Torres • Rudy McCormick The Babylonians Were onto Something: Ethnomathematics for Teaching and Learning TBACharles Campbell Using Algebra Tiles to Build Understanding of Expressions and Equations TBAJoel Miller • Pam Chavez • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program Using IM Curriculum in the Thinking Classroom TBAIsabel Santa Cruz [VIRTUAL] Creating Collaborative Classrooms VirtualMarcus Blakeney • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] Fostering inclusive engagement in online spaces VirtualAlison Mirin • John Peca-Medlin • Melinda Lanius [VIRTUAL] From Scribbles to Success: Empowering Math Learning through Student-Generated Notes VirtualLauren Vance [VIRTUAL] Fun Functions: Interesting Function Activities that Highlight the Mathematical Practices VirtualJeremiah Morgan • Astrida Lizins • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] How Do We Use Manipulatives in a Thinking Classroom? VirtualKim Rimbey [VIRTUAL] Instructional Routines to Motivate and Engage Students VirtualDanielle Boggs • Laura Bain • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] Talk, Talk, Talk, Getting Students to Talk Math VirtualNancy Casagrande • Leigh Diebold [VIRTUAL] Unlocking Potential: BTC in Action VirtualDelanie Rouff • Jenna Anaya • Crystal Porras • Jorge Castillo

9:20am MST

Gamified Grading and Extrapolating Essays TBAJamie Ryan Making Skills-Based Grading Work for Your Classroom TBAFinlay Parsons What can Precalculus do for You? TBADeborah Hughes-Hallett [VIRTUAL] Leveraging formative assessment to support successful summative assessments VirtualCheryl Tucker • Astrida Lizins • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program 4-H STEM Program: Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators TBAGerardo U. Lopez • Jose David Fonseca • Miles Chandler Activities To Make Math Meaningful TBANiki Tilicki Are You Ready for Some Football? TBALeslie Watkins Skittles Probability! TBAMarni Gould Smart Money Moves: Teaching Financial Decision-making in Math TBARobin Palmer [VIRTUAL] Pan de Muerto - Interdisciplinary lessons of math, history, science, and culinary arts VirtualRamon Munoz • Isabella Vasquez • Luna Urenda • Tatiana Pacheco [VIRTUAL] Puzzle Friends With Your Puzzling Polygon VirtualRebecca Klemm [VIRTUAL] Show and Storytell Me Your Data VirtualDaNel Hogan ¡Juntos! Collaborating with Families on a Culturally Relevant Math Task TBABlanca Diaz • Delia Sotelo Fierros • Thalia Derbyshire From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Utilizing UDL (universal design for learning) to Boost Success for ALL! TBARobert Hilliker • Jenifer Fernandez Mental Math vs. Manipulative Math TBAIvonne Cheang • Michele Turner [VIRTUAL] Building Accessible Classrooms VirtualMelinda Lanius • Alison Mirin • David Bowers • Cameron Byerley [VIRTUAL] Navigating Resistant Behaviors with Grace and Empathy VirtualAshley Boyd • Chris Haley • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] Tools to Engage ALL Learners in Mathematics VirtualTheresa Hulihan • Haley Genord Calculus: Think GRAPHICALLY first! TBABruce MacMillan • Judy Hicks Math Concepts Motivated by AI Algorithms TBADaniel Schneider "I Don't Do Division!": Conceptual Strategies to Build Confidence TBABeatriz Santa Cruz • DWIGHT VALENCIA "Transforming Classrooms: Engaging Students Through Active Learning, Discourse, and Collaboration" TBAUsha Madhyanam • Antone Miracle • Reyna Esmeralda Dominguez Gil • Rigas Michael Bridging the Gap from Multiplicative Reasoning to Proportional Reasoning TBAJennifer Dwosh • Lochani Senia Build a Community of Learners TBAMona Toncheff Doughy Dimensions: Hands-On Math with Play-Doh TBAAmanda McPherson Fraction Sense Fun: Unlocking Understanding Through Exploration and Success! TBAEllen Floyd • Edna Cole Fractions Don’t have to be Frustrating! TBAKevin Dykema Helping students take the Most Effective Notes EVER TBAGeok Ann • Kelly Rose Ignite Minds: Transformative Strategies for Thinking Classrooms TBADarla Aguilar • Jasmin McWilliams Keep the Train Running! Asking Thinking Quesitons to Promote Students' Mathematical and Sense-making TBASamuel Hui • Kimberly Stone Making Math Meaningful: Engage Students with Storytelling, Collaboration, and Classroom Rapport TBADiego Ramirez Math Language Routines for rich discourse, fun, and confidence building TBAAlyssa Graceffa Mathematical Superheroes: Bring Shazam! into Your Classroom TBAMarcy Wood Ratio Tables - Your New BFF in Grades 5-9 TBAJanelle Chisholm Seeds to Success: Cultivating Engagement & Learning TBAAlexia Davila • Ashley Close • Rachel Logsdon Setting the Stage for Math Magic: Awakening Engagement with Non-Curricular Tasks TBAShawn Hedayati • Elisabeth Bankhead Strategies to Promote Discourse in the Math Classroom TBASara Thompson • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program The equal sign, Looking beyond "the answer is" TBAWendy Stove • Jenna Brandenburg The Nepohualtzintzin in the classroom: Exploring Ratios and Proportional Reasoning TBACharles Campbell [VIRTUAL] Active Learning Doesn't Have to Be a Dog and Pony Show VirtualLaura Jermolowitz [VIRTUAL] Adapting Curriculum for Student Engagement VirtualVivian Perez • Genamie Zuniga • HANNAH ETHEL CHIONG • Roxana Ramos [VIRTUAL] Easy as 1-2-3: How Does Numeracy Parallel Literacy in the Early Grades? VirtualKim Rimbey [VIRTUAL] Getting Out of Students' Way: Strategies to Amplify Student Discourse and Ownership VirtualLeigh Diebold • Carrie Burdon [VIRTUAL] Stop Preaching' & Let’em Teach! Small Group Teaching Toward Desired Practice VirtualJoel Amidon • Angela Harris • Caitlin Parker • Kathryn Reardon [VIRTUAL] Student Exploration in Different Disciplines VirtualAlicia Ferrer • Monica De Los Reyes [VIRTUAL] Sweet Slicing Addition and Subtraction of whole numbers with KP Tiles VirtualSue Degenfelder

10:40am MST

Going Gradeless TBAThomas Gribble Personalized Pathways: A Journey into Standards-Based Grading in a BTC TBAJolene Horn • Aiyana Smith Talk Mathy to Me - Using Conversation to Increase Confidence TBAsharon newman Estimation Essentials: Measurements in Daily Life TBAElizabeth Benham Launching International Learning Exchanges - The Algebra Academy [Bilingual: Español/English] TBANorma Angélica Álvarez Torres • Jose David Fonseca • Rudy McCormick Math Journeys: Exploring Insights with Behavior Over Time Graphs TBAAmanda Reed • Katie Hixon • Metta Franklin Perseverance and brain learning TBAJeff Ringer • Tracy Debuff Risk, Rates, and the Road: The Math Behind Auto Insurance TBARobin Palmer [VIRTUAL] Lost and Found: Understanding Gentrification, Funds of Knowledge, and Mathematics Education VirtualCrystal Kalinec-Craig • Carlos Nicolas Gómez Marchant [VIRTUAL] Sailing through the Year with Early Number Concepts and Building VirtualAllison Davis [VIRTUAL] Students Make History! Ancient Methods and Modern Discoveries in Math VirtualAiza Kabeer • Rebecca McGraw Examining Building Thinking Classrooms through a UDL Lens TBAJennifer Dwosh • Kerri Zitar Math & Mental Health TBABenjamin Millard Supporting Multilingual Learners with Math Language Routines TBAPam Chavez • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program Unlocking the Numbers: Understanding Dyscalculia and Empowering Learners TBADeborah Holt What the heck is a Rekenrek? TBAJanelle Chisholm What Does SLOPE Really Mean? Let's Find Out! TBABruce MacMillan • Judy Hicks Breaking Apart Multiplication with Words and Boards TBACherie Creager Building Thinking Classrooms for Mathematics TBAhiram orozco • Clarisa Moroyoqui Can We Do That Money Game Again? Deepening student thinking through engaging teamwork that boosts money skills! TBAMichelle Lesco • Zabie Nields • Cynthia Rose Click, Play, Learn! Math Tech Integration TBASamantha Rose • Christina Lanier Creating a Thinking Classroom: From Vertical Learning Spaces and Knowledge Mobility to the Aha Moments in Learning TBASamantha Jonat Exploring Fraction Multiplication and Division TBALiesl Scheffel • Diane Carrillo Foster Student Autonomy in Fractions with Productive Meanings & Language TBASurani Joshua From Ping-Ping Pong to Powerhouse: Energize Math Discourse with Simple Techniques! TBAKelly Cota Fun with Numeracy Foundations TBAMisty Burgueño Inspiring Young STEM Learners with Nonfiction TBAJorge Ambriz Making Math Memorable TBACarlie Alderink • Kelsey Gwozdz Math Moments that Stick! Making Sense of Note Making and Consolidation TBAMichelle Vielbig Playing with Pendulums: Using and Analyzing Data from the Motion of a Pendulum TBAVeronica Carlson • Kim Thomas Start With What is There, Not What is Missing TBAMichael Blakely • Meagan Farney-Schamp • Jennifer Flores Storytelling Our Way through Story Problems TBADavid Coffey • Kathy Coffey Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! TBASarah Dennison • Jennifer Hendrickson The marriage of BTC and Eureka Math2 TBADeborah Roche • Delia Sotelo Fierros The Thinking Classroom Experience TBAMary Beth Cristian • Meghan Gray Using Algebra Tiles, from Multiplying Polynomials to Factoring and Completing the Square TBAJoel Miller • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program Using Ratio Tables and Number Sense to Solve Problems Across the Standards TBALeslie Watkins What Does Active Learning Look, Sound, Feel, and Smell Like in Mathematics? TBAApril Ström [VIRTUAL] Algebra Tiles + Area Models = Conceptual Understanding VirtualAstrida Lizins • Jeremiah Morgan • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] Bringing Data Science to your Class Through The DataJam VirtualAngela Marquez • Joe Watkins [VIRTUAL] Getting Out of Students' Way: Strategies to Amplify Student Discourse and Ownership VirtualLeigh Diebold • Carrie Burdon [VIRTUAL] Mathing Together: The Equation for Collaborative Success VirtualDanielle Boggs • Laura Bain • CPM Educational Program • CPM Educational Program [VIRTUAL] Nurturing Curiosity and Wonder in Young Students VirtualJody Guarino • Chepina Rumsey [VIRTUAL] Patterns with Purpose: Using Multiple Representations to Make Connections in Linear Relationships VirtualCheryl Tucker • Ashley Boyd [VIRTUAL] Productive Struggle: Why is it important? VirtualHayley Baker • Heather Rich • Yareli Martinez • Yvette Quezada [VIRTUAL] The Nesting Nature of Place Value & the Powers of Ten: The Journey of Understanding Base-Ten Numbers in a Problem-Solving Setting VirtualKim Rimbey [VIRTUAL] “But why am I allowed to square both sides?” Developing Inferential Knowledge to Align Procedures, Concepts, and Proofs VirtualAlison Mirin • Jodi Frost

12:15pm MST

Keynote Address by Elham Kazemi: Inviting Students to Mathematics through Reciprocity and Relationship Keynote AddressElham Kazemi

2:30pm MST

Digging Deeper with Keynote Speaker, Elham Kazemi - Orienting Students to Each Other: The Power of Students Comparing and Connecting Their StrategiesElham Kazemi